1777 Spanish Half Reale

[dglantz]

I stopped for an hour after work to hunt a baseball field and was pleasantly surprised when I pulled up this 1777 Spanish half reale right in the town I live. Although it's very worn, I can clearly make out 77 right after the hole. This is the oldest silver coin I've ever found.

I got a steady 11-38 in all directions around the coin at 8 inches. I thought it was going to be a wheat penny because sometimes they come in at that number. This is another reason not to skip wheat penny signals. Last Friday I dug a 2 cent coin that came in as a wheat penny.



In this condition should I use electrolysis to remove the black tarnish and see if there is more detail under it?



Thought I had another silver with this one. It was 8 inches deep and coming it at a steady 11-45.



9 inch deep wheaty

[Merc]

Nice half reale!

[Yeki]

Sweeeeeeeeet find!!!!! Yea!!!

[Bonesquat]

Awesome finds! A reale would be a dream coin for me. Impossible to find one here though.

[bazeball7]

Wow! Even though its worn, it is still an impressive find. Glad you dug the wheat penny signal. Congrats!

[carcur]

very nice congrats

[fred sanford]

Yo Dave, I dropped that the other day when I was in Levitown .Your killing . Congrats !!! Thats your 2nd this year isn't it? I will have to look for those solid 11-38's

[pescadore]

That is an amazing find .. congrats on the wheat too !!

[Qball]

Congrats on that amazing find!! You are having a fantastic start to the new year.

[Captain Silver]

Congratulations on that Spanish silver, great find!!!

[Spm673 (The Jersey Digger)]

I think you are the only person who could possibly find a Reale at a baseball field...Nice one Dave.

[Grampy]

What is w/ guys named "Dave" and the KILLER finds?
Very nice.
The canadian cents do sound right out on the ML!
The rain here just may have softened things up enough for some diggin'!

[Pa Hunter]

dave is that 2 for you now or 3 ? thats great if you hit 3 you caught up to me hehe still got me on silver count thou by a long shot.

[dglantz]

After electrolysis

It looks to me like the last number is worn away so this is a 177? half reale.

[Pa Hunter]

Originally Posted by fred sanford

Yo Dave, I dropped that the other day when I was in Levitown .Your killing . Congrats !!! Thats your 2nd this year isn't it? I will have to look for those solid 11-38's

hey the spanish reale depending on depth atleast the 1/2 reale an 1 reale does they ring between 11-36 to 11-41

[dglantz]

Originally Posted by Spm673 (The Jersey Digger)

I think you are the only person who could possibly find a Reale at a baseball field...Nice one Dave.

I can't explain it. I'm doing what I've always done (detecting often). I guess the metal detecting gods have been smiling on me the past couple of months.

[Grampy]

Oh wow! Good Job, i think it has better detail now for sure!
congrats!

[dglantz]

Originally Posted by fred sanford

Yo Dave, I dropped that the other day when I was in Levitown .Your killing . Congrats !!! Thats your 2nd this year isn't it? I will have to look for those solid 11-38's

Yes, the second one this year/month. The other one was an 1813 half reale and it rang up at 12-40 (only an inch deep). The really worn one I found last year hunting with you was about the size of a nickel and came in at a 12-40 or 12-41. If it's deep and sounds good I'm digging it regardless of the number.

[Bonesquat]

@ sean - I think John has dug a reale in a baseball field. I seem to remember him posting something about that.

[dwentzel228]

Woohoo great finds still waiting for a reale here in lancaster. Wow again Pa representing